In addition to the standard approach for specifying DPI using DisplaySize, the NVIDIA drivers add another approach that could be used instead of DisplaySize. The NVIDIA display drivers allow you to specify the DPI option in the monitor section as shown below:

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In addition to the standard approach for specifying [[DPI]] using [[DisplaySize]], the NVIDIA drivers add another approach that could be used instead of DisplaySize. The NVIDIA display drivers allow you to specify the DPI option in the monitor section as shown below:

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In addition to the standard approach for specifying DPI using DisplaySize, the NVIDIA drivers add another approach that could be used instead of DisplaySize. The NVIDIA display drivers allow you to specify the DPI option in the monitor section as shown below:

Option "DPI" "100 x 100"

Note, however, that if you specify both DisplaySize and DPI, the DPI settings will take precedence. Also, if your display is using non-square pixels, choosing 100x100 DPI will cause Myth to display video using an incorrect aspect. If this is the case, use the DisplaySize setting and do /not/ specify the DPI option (but see, also, the below information). The DPI option is a non-standard option that must be supported by your video card drivers, so it is not likely to work with drivers other than NVIDIA drivers.

If you're using NVIDIA display drivers version 8756 or above and your monitor reports an EDID DPI value, you must tell the drivers to ignore this value as it takes precedence over all the above configuration options/arguments. Whereas before 8756, the NVIDIA drivers would use the -dpi command-line argument or the DPI or DisplaySize setting specified in the X configuration file to set or calculate the DPI--/even if/ your display reported a valid DPI in the EDID information--8756 changed handling of EDID so this is no longer the case. At the same time this change was made, NVIDIA deprecated the IgnoreEDID option (and its synonym "NoDDC")--so take them out of there--and instead use the appropriate options from the list below:

UseEDID (boolean): disables the use of all EDID information--equivalent to disabling all the following

UseEdidFreqs (boolean): determines whether the driver uses the HorizSync and VertRefresh ranges provided by the EDID

UseEdidDpi (boolean): determines whether the driver uses the DPI provided by the EDID

ModeValidation (string): if set to "NoEdidModes", will ignore the modeline information specified by the EDID (see the documentation for other settings)

DPI (string): specifies the DPI to use for the X and Y axes.

So, for the simplest case with NVIDIA display drivers version 8756 or above, you can specify the following two options in the "Monitor" section of your X configuration file.

Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
Option "DPI" "100 x 100"

Note that specifying a DisplaySize will have no effect (either positive or negative) when these options are used. Also, you may specify the option "UseEdidDpi" (when using the NVIDIA display drivers) even if your monitor does not report an EDID DPI.